I’ve been doing quite some reading on supplements that might help with recovery. A lot of conflicting studies and no real conclusive ones. These are some of the supplements i’ve been reading about: glutamine, magnesium, creatine, BCAA/EEA’s, l-carnitine, l-arginine, coQ10, glucosamine and others. Ev…

I’ve struggled a bit with doms the last week or so. Now some of that is self inflicted (too much beer and therefore poor sleep quality and quantity), but I’ve also let my collagen supplementation slip as well. Will be hard to know if it’s placebo or not I guess, but must get back into that!

For me I noticed that magnesium shots before going to bed actually do make a difference in the morning. My legs are so much fresher. Also, coach Chad mentioned this in one of the podcasts (though for me it only validated that I was doing the right thing way before I saw the episode) that a alcohol …

Without at all turning this into that kind of thread, guys over 40 struggling with recovery may wish to have testosterone levels checked. A friend of mine has been struggling with what he thought was depression, alongside generally declining performance (running and weight-lifting; he’s not a cyclis…

Thanks for you reply, but that’s **definitely ** not what I intended with this thread haha

The one ‘’supplement” I added in the recent period is collagen. It’s been discussed on the podcast and a lot of studies showing the benefits. 10-15 grams in my morning coffee [image] FoundMyFitness Topic - Hydrolyzed collagen Hydrolyzed collagen is a mixture of smaller peptides derived …

I tried glycine, and agree with Pete from one of the AACC podcasts, who said he’d experienced no benefits in BCAAs. I bought a load of magnesium bisglycinate (easier on the gut than oxide) that I’m still getting through, and again don’t notice any difference in recovery/performance. Because of the …

I have been using collagen for the last couple of months. I really have no idea if it does anything when you eat a healthy diet

[image] billyjohnny: I take magnesium citrate before bed to help with recovery. It will also help you go to the bathroom… routinely used for bowel preps for procedures.

[image] brenth: I have been using collagen for the last couple of months. @chad did a deep dive on collagen earlier this year on the Podcast. @Jonathan also spoke to its benefit. There is some pretty good evidence regarding collagen and joint healing after injury and/or surgery. Western die…

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I’ve found that Beta-Alanine and a full multivitamin have been the most beneficial in my recovery.

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